East News for May 2004
- R.I. Launches Lead Paint Mitigation Campaign
 - Vermont Gov. Douglas Signs Law Amending WC Filing Limit and Requiring Medical Fee Schedule
 - Anthem May Be Sole Biddder on Maine’s Dirigo
 - Conn. Gov. Rowland Signs Terror Exclusion Law
 - N.J. to Assess High-Tech Auto Safety Gadgets
 - N.H. Orders Audit of Insurance Broker Fees
 - Former N.Y. WC Chair Snashall Affilates with CRM
 - Pa. House Backs Bill Addressing Insurance Insolvencies
 - State Fraud Prosecutor’s Correction Clears N.J. Agency of Ties to Indicted Agent Hall
 - N.J. Med-Mal Subsidy Fund Approved
 - N.Y. Murder-for-Profit Suspect Charged Again
 - Mass. Insurers Told of Ways to Manage High Risks
 - Reinsurance Brokers Bring ‘More Value Than Ever,’ Guy Carpenter CEO Tells Conn. CPCU
 - Mass. High Risk Plan Passes Key Vote; Insurers Expected to Begin Offering Agents Contracts
 - N.H. Med-Mal Reform Dies in Legislature
 - Mass. Man Guilty in Employment Agency Fraud
 - SAN Group Named Travelers’ Agency of Year
 - N.J. Businessman Admits Million Dollar Insurance Fraud
 - Mass. TPA Proposal Could Put Injured Workers at Risk
 - Vermont Senators Seek Drunk Boating Penalties
 - N.Y. Assembly Committee Forced to Vote on ‘Scaffold Law’ Reform Sought by Employers and Insurers
 - Mass. Senate Approves Anti-Runner Bill, 39-0
 - N.H. Agents Upbeat at Annual Conference
 - Insurance Center of New England Acquires DeMarey
 - N.Y. Businesses ‘Stunned’ by 29% Comp Rate Hike Bid
 - AIA Pleased With Removal of Judge in Asbestos Bankruptcy Cases
 - Former Md. Agent Charged with Felony Theft
 - 33,000 Doctors Seek Pa. Med-Mal Subsidy
 - Young to Lead Hanover/Citizens Personal Lines
 - Mass. Doctors Decry Latest Malpractice Hike
 - Maine Joins Interstate Regulatory Compact
 - Chubb Latest to Face N.Y. Probe of Compensation Pacts
 - U.S.I. Holdings Corp. Teams with Boston Celtics as Official Risk Management Partner
 - Insurer Wins ‘Criminally Caused’ Case With N.H. Boater
 - Report Cites Dangers to Boston of LNG Spill
 - N.Y. Proposes Safety Rules for Kids’ Camps
 - N.J. Woman Grounded in Auto Fraud Probe
 - Excess Line Association of N.Y. Elects Directors
 - N.Y. FAIR Plan Operations Suspended; Lawmakers Fail to Pass Legislation
 - It’s Official: Rowland Vetoes Conn. Med-Mal Measure
 - Mass. CAR to Meet Again May 20 on Assigned Risk
 - Conn. Sen. Lieberman Has Plan to Address Outsourcing as Part of Bigger Economic Challenge
 - R.I. Measure Seeks Car Rental Coverage Details
 - N.J. Young Agents in Race for Special Olympics
 - Virginia Yanks Illegal Drivers Licenses
 - N.J. Chiropractor Has Back Up Against Wall; Guilty Plea Offered in Fraud Case
 - N.Y. Woman Arrested on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
 - Insurers Face Class Action Over Isabel Claims
 - R.I. Lawmakers Tackle Blue Cross Management
 - Candidates for Delaware Insurance Commissioner and Governor Kick-Off Campaigns
 - PCI Backs Conn. Gov’s Veto of Med-Mal Bill
 - National Flood Reports on Isabel Claims
 - Lawrence Joins Charter Partners in Risk Management
 - Reps. King, Markey Seek Low-Burn Cigarette Law
 - Conn. Gov. Rowland Affirms He Will Veto Med-Mal Bill
 - N.J. Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing from 9/11 Disaster Relief Funds
 - Crater to Head Hanover’ s N.Y.-N.J. Commercial Lines
 - Study: Mass. WC Costs Rising for Third Straight Year
 - N.J. Doctors Sue to Block Malpractice Data
 - Conn. AG Joins Probes of Brokers’ Fee Disclosure
 - Big Dig Engineers Sue to Boost Liability Coverage
 - N.Y. Court Rules Insurer Must Show Prejudice to Deny Claim Based on Late Notice
 - Albany Agent Vows Active Administration after Election to Head IIABNY
 - Insurers Back N.Y. DOI’s Proposed No-Fault Fixes
 - Insurer’s Payment to Gov. Rowland’s Wife Questioned
 - N.Y. Gov. Pataki Seeks Patient Protections
 - AIA Informs N.Y. Legislators on Need to Extend TRIA
 - Industry Tells N.Y. Lawmakers Alternatives to TRIA in Works in Case Congress Fails to Renew as Hoped
 - Insurers Urge Veto of Conn. Med-Mal Measure
 - N.Y. Woman No Jewel; Arrested on Fraud Charges
 - PCI Urges Commonwealth Auto Reinsurers to Adopt Changes in Way It Operates
 - Hub International Purchases Mass. Firm
 - N.H. Commissioner Sevigny to Keynote PIANH Meeting
 - N.J. Sale of Low-Cost Auto Policy Nears 3,000
 - Conn. Med-Mal Bill Now on Gov. Rowland’s Desk
 - R.I. Gov. Carcieri Nominates W.C. Chief Judge
 - N.Y. Again Faces Renewal of FAIR Plan
 - Lawrence, Mass. Officials Disciplined Over Fraud
 - MetLife Auto & Home Promotes Safer Teen Driving
 - PMA Group Releases Q1 Results
 - Lawrence Named Chief Risk Officer at Charter Partners
 - N.Y. Dept.’s of Insurance, State Recognize Arson Awareness Week, Encourage New Yorkers to Join Fight
 - R.I. Senate Passes Smoking Ban
 - Pa. Court Upholds Sentence of Former Rep. Druce
 - N.H. Advances Med-Mal Screening Panel
 - Conn. Gov. Rowland Urged to Sign Terror Exclusion
 - N.J. Gives Green Light to Credit Scoring